Shortly before Cao Cao summoned Cao De and Shi Xun to discuss the abolition of the crown prince, there were war reports on the western and southern fronts.

Wen Ping, Huang Zhong, and Lu Yi of the southern line successfully advanced to Nanhai County to govern Panyu City, Liu Bei's new office was too protective of Huan Ye to take the initiative to sacrifice the city, and Nanhai County was pacified - the edict still made Huan Ye guard the South China Sea, and appointed Lu Yi as the assassin of Guangzhou.

Then, the army went west along the Yushui (Pearl River) and defeated Wu Ju's troops near Duanxi - it is said that the crossbow "Zhendian" was a meritorious achievement, and the brave soldiers recruited by Wu Ju could not form a formation at all, and collapsed in an instant. Immediately, Wen Ping besieged Wu Jutuan in Cangwu County to govern Guangxin City, and sent Huang Zhong to lead his division south to capture Hepu.

This southern expedition, the strategic policy is to be fast, taking advantage of Liu Bei's distance and confusion by Xiahoudun's entry into Chang'an, and the few months when he is temporarily unable to send troops to reinforce, try to occupy a large enough territory, control its danger, and even directly force Shixie to surrender.

However, until the arrival of the last report, there was not the slightest news of the East China Sea Division. It is said that the wind has risen suddenly on the ocean near Minzhou, and the waves are fierce, and I don't know if the sailor suffered a disaster, or was forced to turn around and return to the place of departure Dongzhi...... Shi Xun couldn't help but hang his heart for Wei Yan and the others.

The southern side is like a bamboo, but the northern line has suffered a slight setback. Probably in order to disrupt the deployment of Cao's army and make it difficult for it to gather strength to attack Hanzhong, Liu Bei sent Guan Yu and Ma Chao to lead the army from Wudu County, connect with Qianghu, and make a northern expedition to Hanyang. When Xiahou heard the news, he hurriedly sent Shaowu General Gao Ran to lead the army to rescue, and Yang Fu, the minister of Liang, also sent Yan Xing south to respond. Immediately shot the Tiger Valley battle, Guan Yu first used the room, and then set up an ambush. Defeated the Wei and Liang coalition forces. Gao Yan was killed by an arrow. Yan Xing retreated to Ji County.

Xiahou was shocked when he heard the report, and hurriedly led the army to rescue. The Shu army besieged Ji County for more than ten days and could not be overcome, Guan Yu was forced to withdraw from the siege and turn to Xiaqi, just in the face of Xiahoudun, the two sides fought a vicious battle, each with damage. Guan Yu knew that he couldn't win, so he moved more than 1,000 households to Xixian County, and retreated back to Wudu County.

Meanwhile. Zhang Fei and Liu Bei's false son Liu Feng led their army out of Brazil and took Zigui to the east, but fortunately they were cut off by the Yangtze River Naval Division under the command of Lu Su. Zhang Fei had no choice but to set fire to the houses outside the city, and then retreated back to Jiangguan.

In the two battles of Shooting Tiger Valley and Zigui, the information was transmitted to Luoyang, and the results of the ministers' deliberations were one with joy and the other with sorrow. Happily, Liu Bei sent several of his generals out, which shows that the virtual soldiers on the North Road have had an effect. It is estimated that even if Shuzhong sends troops to help Shijiao, it will not be the main force. The battle between Jiaojiao and Guangzhou should be won. The worry is that the combat effectiveness of the Shu army is still very tenacious, and the two roads are harassed together, and the attack is replaced by the defense, which makes Yong, Liang, Jing and other states stretched, and even if they recover Jiao and Guang Erzhou in the future, and then want to capture Hanzhong, the difficulty coefficient is still quite large.

It was Xun who said: "Small can't fight big, but to stabilize the Central Plains and accumulate grain, it can make him tired of running for his life. "We haven't used troops against Liu Bei for several years, he is slowly accumulating strength, and the Shu soldiers are resistant to hard fighting, and it is normal for them to fight hard. When we officially take action against him and slowly invade it, the fertile land suitable for cultivation in Shuzhong is also near Chengdu, can he really maintain his military and political strength from decaying? Let's wait and see!

Maybe Cao Cao spent his energy mainly on military operations, or maybe he still didn't make up his mind about which son to appoint as his heir, all in all, for a long time after that, the political situation of Cao Wei was still calm - but everyone could see that there was still a turbulent undercurrent in the dark.

Cao Ang continued to stay in the East Palace, half like a prisoner, half like a duke; The sons of the Cao clan colluded with the henchmen, and Cao Cao only cleaned up a few petty officials (that is, starting with the discipline) as a warning; Xun Gongda is sick and lying at home, although he has not officially returned to his hometown, it is equivalent to fading out of the political stage.

In February of the fourth year of Yankang, Gan's pregnancy was nearly eleven months, and finally gave birth, as the diviner said, gave birth to a son, Shi Xun took into account that the first time he met Gan's was in Zhitan County, Xuzhou Prefecture, so he named the baby: Yes Tan.

In March, when the spring flowers bloomed, Shixun finally allowed his eldest daughter Shixue to marry, and the Xiahou clan held a grand wedding, which was second only to the former Cao Ang marrying the Lu clan and Xiahou Nan Shang Qinghe Princess.

This year is the seventeenth year of Xuexu and is about to be eighteen, and his son-in-law Xiahouwei is nineteen years old. Originally, Xun also planned to grit his teeth and survive until his daughter was eighteen years old - the ancient rite woman was eighteen and the man was twenty and crowned, although early marriage is popular nowadays, and it is a little later, it is theoretically reasonable - but Cao Shi saw the urging of the heavens, and said: "People don't know that their father loves him, and they can't bear to leave, but think that they are sick and can't return home, or their husbands don't like their sons-in-law...... "Where is there still a lady who doesn't marry at the age of seventeen or eight, and there are no fewer people who go out at the age of twelve or three, if you drag it out again, I'm afraid that the rumors from the outside world will be even more ugly.

Shi Xun had no choice but to summon Xiahou Heng, the head of the Xiahou clan, to discuss the marriage of the two families. To say that Xiahou Heng is indeed a little unsure, since his father Xiahou Yuan died in battle, he has just become an adult, and his brothers are younger, and the family's influence will inevitably plummet. Although he married the daughter of Taifu Cao De as his wife, but the old man did not treat him very much, if a brother can be like his cousin Xiahou Nan to become a princess, it will be fine, otherwise a careless, I am afraid that he will fall from the royal in-laws, the founding hero to the second-rate family. There is a chance to pass his brother Xiahou Weiba as the imperial lieutenant is Hongfu's thigh, but why has it been repeatedly hinted that Hongfu has no intention of consummating the marriage of his daughter? He's not trying to repent, is he?

Now that he heard Shixun talk about this, Xiahou Heng couldn't help but be overjoyed, so he prepared a rich bride price and held a grand wedding banquet - when Xiahou Yuan was alive, he was the strictest and most upright in Zhu Cao and Xiahou, and he was bent on fighting and rarely paying attention to the industry.

Xiahou Heng attaches great importance to this matter, which can also be seen.

Cao Zhang, the king of Rencheng, heard about the marriage of Xiahou and the Shi clan, and hurriedly ran to see Cao Cao and asked if his father planned to attend the wedding? If you don't plan to go, Erchen and those boys of the Xiahou family have always been good friends and are willing to run this trip on your behalf. Cao Cao groaned slightly, and then agreed. Waiting for outsiders to see Cao Zhang come to the wedding on behalf of the Son of Heaven. I can't help but speculate. Is the market of the king of the city bullish?

It's Hoon who sends his daughter away. When he returned home, he couldn't help sighing, and said to Mrs. Cao, who was still crying: "Xue'er is gone, Yun'er will take it, and she will never leave her parents!" Cao wiped his tears and said don't mind-" I want to make my daughter Chenghuan knees, and then the woman should go, a gift for the ages. How can you bear to be bored? ”

This year is relatively discriminatory against women, and a big reason is that women get married. Even if it is another family, it does not play much role in the continuation of the family's bloodline and industry - so if the father and brother commit crimes, if the daughter is married, she is not implicated. In the same way, a man is a son-in-law, that is, a son-in-law, and he must also be separated from his father's family, and from then on he is considered a member of his wife's family, so his son-in-law has a very low status, almost equivalent to a prisoner. So how can there be a decent man who is willing to come to the door? That's why Cao Miao said. I can't bear to let my daughter recruit - it's hard to find a good man, and it's not that there is no man to inherit the inheritance. Is there any reason to be excessive?

Shi Xun glared: "My family's son will be stronger than his family's son-in-law!" ”

In fact, for the marriage of his youngest daughter is Yun, he already has a belly case. In the autumn of last year, Shi Majun, the commander of the Tuntian of the Ministry of War, wrote to his master Zhao Shuang and the chief Zhuge Liang on the way to Yingchuan, Chenliu and other counties, recommending two minor officials of the Tuntian system. Zhao and Zhuge reported that it was Xun, and as soon as Xun heard the names of the two, he immediately ordered: "You can be summoned immediately and enter my curtain." ”

The two petty officials, one fifteen and one sixteen, were both good men in the world, and it was Xun who sent someone to bring them into Luoyang and invite them to the scene, called guests, in fact, they were equivalent to disciples. He also promised that once the imperial court opened the imperial examination again, he would definitely recommend the two to participate - the court secretary has the right to recommend, and he can also add points.

Shi Xun pondered at that time, if he got one of them as his son-in-law, he would definitely be stronger than that Xiahou Weiye.

The two children are a little older, named Deng Ai, and the word Shizai is the most important to Xun. In the original history, Cao Wei could be called a military strategist in the later period, but in Shixun's opinion, there were only three people, Sima Zhongda, Deng Shizai, and Du Yuankai - his own disciple Guo Boji had to look at the back row, and Zhong Shiji, who was as famous as Deng Shizai, was just a clown jumping off the beam. But Deng Ai's appearance is really unbearable, and he also stammers, he is a general, even if he is a soldier, he will also pull Deng Ai in the army, and he can find a husband for his daughter...... I'm sorry, although I don't want to marry the country, my daughter must be a handsome man to marry.

The younger child's name is Shi Bao, the word Zhongrong, whose reputation in the original history is not as loud as Deng Ai, but it is also a famous general and important minister of the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty. The key is that this kid is too handsome, and he is also articulate, and as soon as Xun Cai met, he felt: This is really my son-in-law.

But even if Deng and Shi are not from high backgrounds, and now they are firmly pinched in the palm of their hands, but when they think about it, Deng Shizai and Shi Zhongrong are doing a lot with others...... I always feel that I don't really deserve them. Alas, I really hate this era, the vulgarity and filth, but I have to choose to wet me...... Even if the young couple leaves the family and sets up their own doors, my father-in-law is not like in the 21st century, he can casually visit his daughter......

Yes Yun is still young after all, so he is not in a hurry about this matter. Let's say that it was Xue who got married, and the young couple returned to the door three days later, and Cao's hugged his daughter and cried again. Shixun set up a banquet to entertain his son-in-law Xiahouwei, and also brought Shifu from outside the city to accompany him. Although Xiahou Wei used to be a disciple of Shixun and lived in Shifu for several years, now the master and apprentice have become Weng's son-in-law, each of them is restrained, and there is almost nothing to say. Therefore, after three rounds of drinking, Shi Xun took the initiative to leave the table, saying that I will go to the backyard to see my daughter, no blame, you can accompany your brother-in-law more on my behalf.

As soon as Daddy left, Shi Fu and Xiahou Wei immediately became lively, and the two of them toasted repeatedly, and they were all red-faced. It was Fu who said with the intention of drinking: "Fu Jin and my brother are a family." If you have no brother, you should treat your brother as your brother; Although the brother has a brother, please also take the return as a brother. ”

Xiahou Wei wiped the wine on his beard, and said with a smile Of course, what kind of friendship is the two of us-"Although Wei has brothers, it is better to be a family without blame." "This is not wrong, first of all, Xiahou Yuan has many wives and concubines, and most of Xiahou Wei's younger brothers are not the same mother, so they are naturally estranged; Secondly, he had left home and lived in the mansion for several years, and he had some life with his brother - although he basically lived in the city at that time, and he did not have frequent contact with the village outside the city, but in recent years, he has seen each other more often after returning home.

It was Fu who said: "Relative Kundi, I respect my brother the most." If you don't like it, Cao's son is also ......"

Xiahou Wei couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Who is the son of the Cao family?" "Now that the Tianjia family is surnamed Cao, no matter how stunned you are, you can't talk nonsense! (To be continued......)